Beal finished with eight points and exited the game for good with 7 minutes 58 seconds left. His final point came via 1 of 2 free throws to give Washington a 71-69 lead with 9:33 to play, and Beal said afterward he told Coach Randy Wittman to remove him from the game as he saw fit.
“I thought Bradley struggled a little bit,” Wizards Coach Randy Wittman said. “I’m going to have find out here tonight, obviously flying to Toronto, if he’s got a little pain in there again or not.”